Yesterday Facebook was bombarded by MAGA and the GOP saying to buy buy buy everything and anything on blackout day to counteract all the unions and Woke.
We need to extend our boycotts and blackouts - make no-buy the rule, rather than the exception. Average MAGAts aren't made of money and can't keep up the extra spending
Avoid These Red-State Brands
Blue Buffalo (made in Missouri and Indiana — both red-leaning).
Hill’s Science Diet (facilities in Kansas and Texas).
Purina (plants in Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia — though they have some in blue states too).
Chewy founder is a Trump humper but it was sold to pet smart 10 years ago. Looks like pet smart gave a LOT more to dems than republicans. Also chewy customer service people are the best.
I don't know why the hell this was just a one day deal. Make it painful EVERY SINGLE DAY! Half the shit you buy at these places you don't need. Pretend it's Lent.
Already cancelled walmart +, Prime, Kindle, Audible, Paramount, and Hulu. I stopped in to grab a library card and the Libby app. I picked up a Costco membership and havent stepped foot in a target in over a month. Its amazing how life gets better ditching these Oligarchs.
Haven’t used my meta accounts in a long time, went back to delete them and it won’t let me in, it keeps saying I need to do two factor authentication on apps I have never had - apparently my phone number, email and “selfie” isn’t enough.
They don't want you to delete your account. Because they use the number of accounts to sell ad's for more money. Companies are still believing that all meta accounts are actualy still in use. It's not. There are hunderdthousands accounts that are not in use anymoren. It's a scam. #Boycot#Meta
i closed my facebook and twitter accounts, I stopped shopping on amazon and walmart but GOOGLE???? all of this boycotting is proving one huge thing to me and thats that we need more alternatives. We have NO alternative to amazon, and we really have no alt to MS and google (I will never use BING)
Use Qwant https://qwant.com (french) Yes, #google is difficult to #DeGoogle But every stripe counts. Do what you can. Keep searching for alternatives, use AI to search can help too. Share new alternatives. And let's shop local, people. #BoycotUsa #SwitchToEu
May I please trouble you to link some here or dm? I'm super trying to a) get in on that b) help get things moving c) feeling CRAZY at how calm so many of my feeds and irl humans are right now
True there is no 1:1 comparison but I know fascism and violence can happen here, and is.
I'm less familiar with apple but I'll try my best. Go to the app store and download duck duck go. It's a browser and a search engine, and gives instructions when you open it, which is very helpful. In the past few days criticisms have arisen due to their use of AI, but it's still a good first step.
In the long term I suggest moving away from apple products altogether. They have proprietary software which enables them to maintain a quasi-monopoly. With android you have many, many more options. Also Apple is now working with Starlink, which is a huge red flag. T-mobile and Samsung are as well.
Boycotts and protests are the actions that have the best chance of growing into a massive general strike. A massive general strike is our best chance to stop the coup.
This needs to be ongoing. It isn't hard unless you live in a rural area. Just fucking do it. My family has cut off all this shit since November and will continue to do so.
Not just one day for me! I cancelled Amazon on inauguration day and will boycott any and all companies or products supporting this coup. Democracy deserves more than one day. This includes all stocks in any companies either. I have liquidated my stock portfolio of traitors to democracy!!
We also tried to crowd source additional ideas on our handle. One person was making Whole Foods returns to see if they could make Whole Foods go negative. Another mom suggested we all close PayPal accounts. Another dad suggested removing shopping apps on phones. Leave CitiBank. Etc.
wtf am I supposed to do, I’ve been doing this for like 8 years now. Except amazon. I never buy from them. I thought they were pieces of shit a looooong time ago.
Until you see change. Having an end date only means they will adjust their budget and expectations for that time. The goal should be until they meet demands.
Amazon isn't hard at all. So are all the Meta pRoDuCtS. It's funny we've lived normally without these assholes for years. The only thing we'd lose is convenience, not our lives.
How did it go today? I didn't venture out. I'm a blue dot in a red county in a red state, so only the lunatic fringe would be running around like chickens with their heads cut off, scrambling to find eggs. I'm not tuning in to major networks, but no news headlines mentioning Economic Blackout.
When are we ready for a national strike? Today I'm enjoying sunshine and yard work. Took the day off from work. Missed a corporate meeting about cutting positions. More living wages gone. More contracted labor being used to replace long term employees from a fortune 150 company.
I am trying to DeGoogle, where do I put my photos???? Google has given me until 19th March and then I lose everything. It deletes your photos off your phone, not just the cloud.
Do we have any figures yet on the 28th Blackout? Gotta hit these folks in their pockets, where it hurts. I think we should call for a Labor Walkout! Everyone gets sick on one day maybe two and really watch them squirm! These fuckers need to realize they are nothing w/out our shoulders to stand on!!
We canceled our Prime subscription because of their owners actions. Probably close to 10 years of Prime for us. We’ve spent a lot of money on the site and that will see a near complete halt. We also intend to reconsider our shopping habits to insulate ourselves from his tariffs and economy.
For some reason this is getting traction in the billionaire media outlets (as they ignore the protests). Be prepared for them to claim they didn't notice and it caused no harm.
And don't believe it when they do.
It's a Friday.
It's the last day of a short month.
They will notice.
I have this on my profile but I want to share it here as well; I'm in the process of getting rid of my reliance on all these companies and then some. I've built up quite a list of alternatives. If you need help finding replacements for goods or services owned by boot lickers, just @me and I'll help!
We need long term BOYCOTTs. Not just a day here and there. We need to destabilize the entire wall street structure and I don't care who it affects. Billionaires are a class that want slavery back and in a big way. Keep us weak and desperate. Let's get the upper hand now and forever folks.
I suggest everone who gives a shit about #democracy gives every week a 5 bullet message about which boycots everyone has made that week. Or what action is undertaken. #Boycot #Usa
Hey, I actually like that idea! A weekly five-bullet update on what we're doing for democracy? That’s solid. People always say, ‘What can I do?’—well, there’s your answer. Keep track, stay accountable, and make some noise. Maybe even get a little momentum going.
Savers and investors may boycott U.S. asset managers and mutual funds, Blackrock (also iShares), JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Vanguard, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Pimco, State Street, Capital Group, T. Rowe Price, Goldman Sachs, BNY Mellon ...
Isn’t calling to boycott Blackrock a little like saying boycott everything? (Not that I disagree, but they are hit pretty much no matter what—them and Vanguard.)
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Blue Buffalo (made in Missouri and Indiana — both red-leaning).
Hill’s Science Diet (facilities in Kansas and Texas).
Purina (plants in Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia — though they have some in blue states too).
https://betterworldshopper.org/#companies-section
https://bsky.app/profile/henleyparker.bsky.social/post/3lip3feuaa226
ultra-processed foods
exploding cars
grudge-inspired dopamine
shit you don’t need
hate speech
antiquated fintech
easy.
I haven’t shopped at Walmart in a decade.
I will never give Musk a dime, ever.
We cant act against the oligarchy for one day, it has to be ongoing and disciplined.
Anything Disney
Also AirBnB
joining the boycott..already shut down Amazon months ago
I participated but I haven’t seen one thing about it in the media anywhere.
Very disappointing.
You just aren't following the right feeds.
True there is no 1:1 comparison but I know fascism and violence can happen here, and is.
:) Join us.
Sign up for https://indivisible.org.
Follow @teslatakedown.com
#shutdown315
https://bsky.app/profile/shutdown315.bsky.social
https://open.substack.com/pub/nolkaphanem/p/what-is-the-shutdown315-movement
https://bsky.app/profile/genstrikeus.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/50501movement.bsky.social
https://events.pol-rev.com
MSN’s news feed has shown its allegiances time & time again. If you haven’t been exposed to that, good for you.
Musk/DOGE should be the focus right now.
Also, 3/4 of my work day is spent using Google or Microsoft products.
Pepsi
Coca Cola
PBS
The Smithsonian Institution
Disney
GE
Intel
PayPal
Amazon
Target
Chipotle
Comcast
Ford Motor
Citigroup
JPM Chase
Molson Coors
Lowe’s
Walmart
McDonald’s
GM
John Deere
Harley Davidson
Jack Daniel’s
Boeing
Meta
Amtrak
Accenture
Deloitte
Goldman Sachs
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I've_Been_to_the_Mountaintop
Do a little nationscaping for Democracy
US Federal workers are the minutemen for Democracy
Zelensky should demand the US Federal Government stay intact
SlavaUkraini #NATOSTRONG NAFOFELLA
Everything he took out of it when he sold his shares he put into Tesla and SpaceX.
for tips on how to ban Google from your phone and life.
Because it's honestly not easy to find good alternatives for so many apps, a good search engine etc
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosia
r/degoogle
r/defacebook
Him and his wife Linda are amazing for money they donate.
Def some sketchy situations Gates put himself in, but I'd give most people the benefit of a doubt that it was naivete the first time.
If you go back a second time after knowing exactly what it is, you're definitely a piece of shit.
We must boycott forever
https://u24.gov.ua/about
I am trying to DeGoogle, where do I put my photos???? Google has given me until 19th March and then I lose everything. It deletes your photos off your phone, not just the cloud.
Even if not, this is worth doing again and again.
Sometimes a great evil is necessary to push people out of their irresponsible comfort zone.
And don't believe it when they do.
It's a Friday.
It's the last day of a short month.
They will notice.
The longer we make it go, the more they will panic and eventually, listen. They need us more than we need them and they know it now...
Upcoming targeted boycotts include:
Amazon: March 7-14
Nestlé: March 21-28
Walmart: April 7-14
General Mills: April 21-28
Amazon and Walmart: May (exact dates pending)
Target: June 3-9
McDonald's: June 24-30
United we are LEGION!
Believe me, I can't stand either of those guys either. Just pointing out that they aren't connected to PayPal anymore.
https://www.advratings.com/top-us-asset-managers
This has to be permanent.
We willingly give up what they offer as much as possible.
The convenience of Amazon?
Being inconvenienced is a small price to pay in the grand scheme.
It will be easier to decide which salad dressing, when the local store only has 3 to choose from.
Stimulate that!